Meanwhile, large mammal defecates in the woods....

Note that eBays refusal to do active policing did not do it any harm, whilst Craigslist seems to have capitulated on pretty much the same issue.....

What do they sell thats worth faking. Apart form a bit of shampoo?

Thats the nail you hit: the shampoo has some real value. When the Brand value is 90% of the product cost, the generics have it easier.

- Apple way: legitimate is using Research&Design to keep ahead

- Hollywood foam: Litigious and less impressive is fighting for the look of the perfume bottle.

Ebay don't care anyway.

Most of the razor blades on there have been nicked from shops.

I've also seen poached plants on there - ebay don't do anything when you tell them.

.. it's because you're worth it..

Mine's the one smelling of roses :-)

I bet if i put some smartprice shampoo in a l'oreal bottle i could sell it as the branded stuff.

What on earth ..... ?

I mean, if you take a big enough part of just about any plant and treat it with sufficient TLC, won't it end up growing into a clone of the original plant? And big enough to grow does not necessarily mean big enough for the gardener to notice, sometimes.